We finally got to meet our niece Juliet yesterday. She’s nearly three months old now and is a sweetie. Brian’s sister and the kids came in for the weekend so my in-laws had a family get-together yesterday afternoon/evening. We got to see some of Brian’s relatives that we haven’t seen in a while, so it was good to get caught up with everyone. Jake ended up staying the night. It’s nice that he gets to hang out with his cousins frequently even though they all–with the exception of Erika–live in NY.
the cabin in the woods
I don’t always watch horror movies, but when I do, I watch them in October.
I’m not a big horror fan, but it only seems appropriate to watch some horror movies around Halloween. We watched this movie last night and I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed it. But, this is not your typical horror movie. For one, it had some really funny lines going on throughout the movie–I like a non-comedy with some humor. And, the main twist (leading up to the end of the story) was quite good–you’ll never see it coming. I am less enamored with the very end, but I guess it works. Also, if you are going to watch this do not research it first–that will ruin the surprises (and there are a few).
paranormal activity 3
Much like the first two movies in the series, this was fun to watch. Though, I am sensing a trend here–all of the movies are basically the same (people videotaping what goes on at their house; main characters dying at the end; etc.). Still, pretty creepy. We’ll be watching Paranormal Activity 4 once it comes out on DVD.
winterize
The leaves are starting to fall (in particular, into the pond), so I spent today’s last 30 minutes of daylight covering the pond with netting. The weather has been decent, so I haven’t turned off the pump yet, but given the cooler extended forecast, that will be happening soon.
I still have a few things that need to be done outside, but it’s getting difficult to accomplish anything during the week since it’s getting dark so early. Hopefully I will be able to catch a half decent day one of the remaining weekends in October, though things aren’t looking good for this weekend.
seafood lover
Last night we went to Red Lobster for supper. This is notable only because we rarely eat out (sure, we grab a pizza or a sub on occasion, but as far as sit-down meals go, it’s a rare occurrence). Brian’s parents bought us a Red Lobster gift card so this gave us an excuse to go out for a meal. Red Lobster was surprisingly crowded. Not sure if it’s always that crowded–the last time we went there it was for lunch and we were practically the only people there. There were a bunch of kids going out for homecoming, so that probably attributed to our wait. But, it’s good to see people spending some money. Maybe the economy is recovering.